New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-07
FORMER IRISH POLICEMEN HERE
THEY REFUSED TO HELP IN EvrcTIoYs, REsIGNE
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THEY REFUSED TO HELP IN EvICTIoNS, RESIGNED
AND NOW ARE LOOKING FOR WORK.
@Hurrah for Home Ruler GAmerica forever ?
aGod save Ireland !" were some OF the expressions
that escaped from the threats of thirteen stalwar
young fellows who were at one time connected with
the Royal Irish Constabulary and who stood in q
group last evening the deck OF the Adriatic she
came to her pier at West feminist. They on
the police force ia Ireland for from to five years.
and did all that loyal English officials in Ireland
are expected to do during that tine TO taking
pars IN etctions, but when this method was adopted
on Wholesale line, and it began to look like extermi-
nation they drew the line, and rebeed, threw down
their, arms, resigned and began shouting for the
Land League before the sub-inspector IN command
was able TO recover from his astonishment. They
are all young men, mostly the sons OF farmers or
darn laborers, and are healthy ana actiye-lO0king.
lhey were staionedat Castlesand. in County Kerry,
ana resigned from the force rather than aid in
ing out some heartless eyictiOns that a landlord
III that neignborhood undertook some weeks ago. En-
conraghg resolutions were passed in relation to their
act@n by several branches OF the National League in
the South of Ireland especially by the Nenaeh
branch, portion OF the organization in 1pperary.
negh6oring county. until an official mtimation came
from Dublin Castle. threatening its officers with pro-
secnton Tor aiding AMI abctting what they called
treason-ielony.'
They are MI vigorous aud intelligent men and are
anxious to work.
=, These tho names of the ex-policemen Michael
MscClnchS, Edward Coghlan, Thomas FallOn,
Manis Iriel, J5 mes Sparks, William Fitzpatrick,
Patrick O'Neil, John O'Rourke ANDREW Mcintyre
James McNulty. Dennis Hanlev Michael Hickey and
Patiek Mcponough. The strain OF parting with
ends IN Ireland aud the thongat of the work which
they had engaged in before they misunderstanding
priests. watching their movements. spying promi
ncut National lie Iguers, and throwing out OF their
homes people who already starving aud old
women who were lying sick beds at tho time
caused Patrick McDonough to lose his reason during
the voyage, so his companions say He is now living
IN littlo bunk board the AGrlatc raying about
egi N and che threatened Coercion against Ire and.
lie will be put under the care OF the Commissioners
OF Charities and Correction hs comrades say that
whon he gets well he has friends here who will take
care OF him.
Lawyer Dennis A. Spellissy took change of the
twelve men, and took Them to the Kenwood House
III the BOwery, owned by John Howard prominent
irish American, who accompanied MS contribution of
500 TO the Hoffman House Committee last year with
a declaration that thereafter be would contribute
only Tor dynamite. The men say there were three
English detectives board the vessel and they
seemed afraid 20 speak as freely as they wished.
-" We don't feel that we're in America yet, sir, said
Michael Hickey :" so don't blame us"
ne'll be heard from yet, sir and it's Engandll
hear from too said another stalw art fellow he
puhed a clay pipe that well filed with Limerick
tobacco and looked az though he would have wiped
out whole company OF English infantry with his
blackthOrn stick They have each snug little purse
OF money and both Mr. Speilissy and Mr.. Howard
think they can obtain employment for them.